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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

1t - a matter of discussio,
indian summer belongs IN a., .'u7'lsc "a.
beginning of November, bu, '. .Go @e,
seem to be no doubt, after ~ '"s'' sosI
days, where to place that NM MY pas f,
season. We are all grateful fo- asp0i;I
bright days, which are like ~ . 'as van,
OF nature to the dying year as pS5,las =
wish that the Indian sun mers ' W.. gag 'osI
heeting. Bot a few sharp fro., w BOT !
recond summer to be only t.- s0os d
lusIve peace before the warots.' i
continues through the wife, ''O''a' q
Why this season has receive, =.
Gus name Of Indian sumner i =. ~ eo'i
say. In France it is called ~. " as's
of st. Martin, that saints dav s1aas
llth of November in the eocl .9s =
calendar. The French, always No. ,,a' e
their expressions, never sneak TYP
phrase of a spinster becom,n, usi
maid but politely intimate ~, q
entering st. Martins summer H. -
Indian came to be applied to Il ac ~ s'1
to Webster, the lexicographer 49, $500
this warm season the indians ve, r,4y''
ing to supply themselves vi,b l-''
enough to last through the wints, -'i
Another story is that the neat ana j,
at this time came from the prairie. ~ ~
the Indians were accustomed N - 'l''
this season, the smoke from vbiol
driven eastward by the p1eyailip, 80
winds; while yet another acqoup1 80 NJ,
the origin of the term to the iuc,s5-'l
of the early settlers, who smiled vbs, +
savages told them of the SUNNI, -
was to come late in the year. and :.
general distrust of the aborigins. .s..4
tically called the promised warm 49,
an Indian summer a mere deln,;.
as we still have the term used bycbil5,.
who call person who gives and ii.
back a present an "Injin giyern n,
last explanation is the most reasorssI
as undoubtedly the name came in -.
colonial times. But, right or wrmg
can be thankful that the Indians 70, IN,
told the truth, and enjoy "a /
full the mild, soft air of the plss.,,
days which this second summer MN,
us.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

Miss Ada DOdd is the handsome 16-
year old daughter of Capt. David DodG,
who lives near Falling Waters, Pa She
keeps house for her father and brother,
and is known as the best shot with rifle
or shotgun in the region. A few days
ago she was alone in the house when a
Misunderstanding tramp slouched up,
seated himself in a chair on the porch,
and ordered the girl TO get him some
dinner. She went into the houee and
took down her double .barreled rifle and
told the tramp to leave. BAH" he re
Piled 81 amt afrrid of any woman shoot
ing, You can't bluff me-" At that mo-
ment chicken ran across the yard.
When it was several rods away, and still
on the run, Miss Dodd brought the rifle
to her shoulder and fired. TIE chichen
fell dead. The ball had cut its head
square Off. The girl looked around to
note the effect of her shot on the tramp.
He was half way across the yard aud
making for the fence, with his tattered
ceat-tails straight ont behind hun. He
never stopped or looked back as far as
he could be seen flying down the..road
Il pulled up to notch his ear with the
other bullet as he got over the fence,
said Miss Ada, in telling her father of
the incident, but / had to laugh so to
see him scoot that [ couldn't take aim
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

Twenty thousand through passengers
arrived in California from the East dur
ing the month of November.
The general offices of the Lake Erie
and Western railway have been removed
from Bloomington, ILL.,, 20 Indianapolis,
Ind.
NATURAL Gas has been discovered at
Nebraska City, at a depth of 400 feet.
Tho flow indicates the presence of gas
in paying quantities.
THERE we're 1878 deaths in Chicago
annual death rate vas lower than that of
any other large city in the country, being
1887 to the 1000.
Ar Atlanta, Ga, Wednesday, the city
election was held on the issue of wet or
dry" and the anti Prohibitionists won,
giving them control of the city govern
ment.
committee appointed by the Ameri-
can Pathological society to consider the
adaptsbility of the recently invented un-
iversal language, called "Volapuk," has
reported adversely upon it,
A FUND of $4,000 has been raised il
Cass county, Dakota, of which Fargo Il
the county seat, which will be used in en-
forcing the recently adopted prohibitory
law.
john OWEN SNYDER, "the man who
couldn't stop walking" and who appear
ed in many of the dime museums, dice
Sunday at his home in Mill Grove, Ind.
Ar Dayto Ohio, Tuesday, strike OF
yardmen of all the railroads excepting
the "Nyano," psralyzed the freight bast
ness. The men want more wages.
ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich, gave 600 ma
iority for local option in the recent cleo
ton in the Wolverine state. Grand
Traverse county gives about 500, Benzie
800, and Antrim county, 400 majority.
ELIZA r, Snow, poetess and prophecies
of the Mormons and plural wife of JOE
Smith, died Monday at Salt Lake City
Utah, aged "a years. She was one Of the
central figures in the church.
WHAT ia known as the "black diph
theria"-thc worst form OF the disease
has become epidemic in Clay and adjoin
ing counties in Arkansas, and is fear
fully fatal. Outside medical help hat
been called IN.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, Tuesday, nomi
mated in the senate Lucius Y. G. Lamar
of Mississippi, for justice of the supreme
court; VIM. f. Villas, of Wisconsin, fol
secretary Of the interior, and Hon. Dor
NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan, for postmas
ter general.
THE stock of wheat in sight in thi.
country at the present time amounts tC
tO,260,974 bushels, of corn TO 5,772,l
bushels, and of oats TO G,45l,75l bushels
year ago the stock of wheat was 80,
539, 1891 bushels, Of corn ll,73o,SSA bush
els, and of oats &, 260, 1913 bushels
WHILE drilling an artesian well six miles
east of San Antonio, Tex, petroleum wa;
struck at depth of 800 feet. The OF
burns freely and also possesses fine lubri
eating qualities. Several barrels have
been drawn, and the indications point tt
! a large deposit The discovery causes ex
| citUmeut.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The Congregational Church at Dewitt,
Iowa, was destroyed 10y fire Tuesday
night
By the burning of livery stable at
Los Angeles, Gal, on Saturday, ninety
horses were burned.
KAYroN, NASoEB g. Co, cloak manufac-
turers OF New York, have made an as
Segment. Their liabilities are placed at
100000.
News comes from Norfolk, Va, of the
strandiDg of the British steamer Kim
berly OF Currituck light.
BYa premature explosion of dynamite
on the Lohigh Valley road on Tuesday,
o.e man was instantly killed and five
others seriously, injured.
Ar Point Edward, Ontario, Tuesday,
about 10000 tons ofcoal were consumed
by fire on the Grand Trunk Road.
BY the explosion of barrel of oil
Tuesday az PIttsburg, followed by fire,
Bernard Burns roasted TO a crisp.
BowEEMAN Bios stable at Lexington,
Ky, was burned by incendiaries Nedues-
day night, and five valuable horses were
destroyed, The loss will reach $4,000.
PLruEA.pNEuMoNtA is said to have be-
come epidemic among tine cattle IN Berks
County, Pennsylvania, and ia jefferson
and Penn townships a number of cattle
have died.
MATTHEW BtBp, boy 1 years old, who
resided ut Philadelphia, died recently
/ from the effects OF cigarette smoking
I He lagau the perucious habit ONLY ten
months ago.
A uEAyY hosting machine at the Phila-
daphia Reading railroad company
/ coal wharyes at Port Washington fell
Tuesday afternoon, killing two meu and
seriously iujuriug two others.
/ Ar the Hubbard rolling mill at Youngs
town Ohio, eight boilers exploded early
/ Monday morning, scaldtng tho fireman
and wrockiug the building.
/ Tur failure of the mercantile firm OF
q. Gale & Co, Toronto, is announced
/ liabilities. Sl5oooo; assets, 100000.
/ SIX buildings on Narsh avenue, Kings.
( ley, Kan, two of which constituted the
/ Garliu house, have been destroyed by fire
/ Loss, $4,000; insurance, S5o1o.
Tur town OF Eminouce, Kentucky, was
partially destroyed By fire ON Friday
+ Flames Ia business bloch at Springfield d.
/ Massachusetts,, caused % loss of 100000
SIX buildings were burned 0t hiusiey
/ Kansas.
Ar Mound City, southern Illinois, Mon
day, q dredestroyed twenty five buildings
including two hotels and State Senator
/ Dan Hogan residence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

The Spanish Conservatives demand an
increase OF % per cent in the duties or
foreign cereals, dour, rice. cattle SeroI
Sagasfs has determined 10 respect the
Commercial! treaties made Win fourteen
different countries lasting ninth 1852
But Ia viii tax agricultural product.
from America and o.der countries with
which Spain has no commercial treaties
and will also levy duties on alcohol and
petroleum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
FOREIGN.

SENIOR MARTos has been reelected pres
ident of the Spanish Deputies.
M. GAvARD, OF Genevs, a radical Re
publican, has been elected President of
Switzerland.
THE Northampton factories have com
menced locking out fifteen thousand
workmen.
THE commercial treaty between Ger
many, and Austria has been renewed for
period of six months.
PRINCE BISMARCK intends to resign in
January the post of landrath of Naugard,
which he has held since 1S41.
FIRE in Shotow, China, about month
ago, destroyed 800 houses, causing a loss
of about 100000.
Two earthquake shocks occurred in
Bisignana, a city Of Southern Italy.
Twenty persons were killed, large mum
Der injured and 1000 were rendered
homeless.
THE st. Petersburg papers approve the
election of NJ. Sadi-Carnot as President
OF France. The Novoe Vremya says the
solution of the crisis was fortunate in
every way.
ALL Austrian and Hungarian subjects
employed in the Russian provinces Dor
dering on Galicia and Bukovina have
been ordered to quit Russi on territory
before January 10.
EMPEROR Francis Joseph will preside
at a military council which to be held at
tho palace for the purpose of consider
ing what steps are necessary in view OF
the collection of Russian troops on the
I frontier.
! The Moscow Gazette says the future
policy of France will decide whether G or
many will be compelled to watch one or
both her frontiers. The paper declares
that Russia must slways have strong
feet in the Pacific Ocean.
! The journal de s. Petersburg congrat-
uates France upon the election of NJ.
Sadi- Carnot as president but condemns
the mob orators for using Russia's name
for political purposes.
| II is expected that NJ. Goblet will be
| prime minister in the new French cabl-
net, and that NJ. Florens will retain the
portfolio of minister Of foreign affairs.
/ A DISPATCH from Rome reports the de
struotion of BisignanO, in the Italian
province of Calabria, By an earthquake.
| Four thousand persons are rendered home
less and many are missing. Other towns
in the province also suffered.
M. SApI CARsoT, the new president of
France, is Il fine looking man of nearly
| 80, scholar, writer of some fame, Oh
the economic sciences, wealthy, ooRserva-
tive rather than radical, not a churchman,
hut has a Catholic wife.
TIE radical journals energetically OPP
pose M, Ferry "a a candidate for the
Presidency, and accuse him of bribery
and corruption in the administration of
affairs in Tunis and Tonquin.
DISPATCH to the Bersen Courier from
st. Petersburg says the police surprised a
nihilist rendezvous and facilities for the
manufacture of dynamite in the Wassilli,
Ostron, and Peski quarters. in one case
there was a desperate encounter, in which
there was serious bloodshed.
The ministry asked the car whether,
in view of the political situation, it will
be desirable TO hold an educational con
gress IN 1888 or postpone it to 1890
The car replied that it could be held
next year, as the political outlook was
satisfactory, and there was no fear of
further complications.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

sible and then carried off s82 600 in bills
and gold.
In was discovered at Pittsburg Tuesday
that John Armytage," recently arrested
for forging the name of Millionaire Mack
ay, is Orth Stein, who is credited with be
ing swindler of National reputation.
In a suit Tuesday at Cincinnati it was
shone that Ben K. Hopkins, assistant
cashier of the burst Fidelity Bank, had
hypothecated stock belonging to the Blu
lah Coates estate, valued at $4,000, and
that Hopkins had admitted that he owed
the estate 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

ONE of those curious cranks who be-
queath property for the extinction of the
British national 1ebt,-as if one should
with form and ceremony throw bucket
of water into the oceau,-has died, and
strange TO say in Ireland. His name
and estate were Matthew O'Roilly Deaae
of ST. james square, London, and Dee
farm, county Louth, formerly M. p. He
left certain sums as marks OF his esteem
to his solicitors and land agent, and 600
to the archbishop of Armagh for masses
for the repose of his soul, aud the residue
of all he possessed to the purpose men
toned above, He was well-to-do man,
ami might have helped home rule along
considerably.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

The worlds supply of red cedar used in
the manufacture of lead-pencils IS de-
rived from the swamps of Cedar Key, in
Florida. The product of the mills there
is shipped not only to northern but TO
European factories. The industry gives
employment to hundreds of operatives.
The wood also yields a valuable oil, and
the saw dust Is distilled and the oil ex
traoted. Every ounce finds ready sale.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
IN GENERAL.
Mr.. GARLAND's ANNUAL REPORT.
A Statement Of the Work Of the Year-Neede
Reforms Suggested.

A Statement Of the Work Of the Year-Needed
Reforms Suggested.
The annual report of Attorney General
Garland gives q full account of the bust
ness of his department during the fiscal
year. The number of ordinary suits now
pending in the court of claims is LILO,
involving the sum of $13,250,000. The
number of cases flied under the Bowman
act is 1919, involving about $5,000,-
600. The petitions filed in the French
spoliatiou cases number $3.50, represent
ing 2,486 vessels and about $30,00O,000.
During the fiscal year 1,777 civil suits
were terminated, 922 judgments were for
the United States, 1O2 for defendants,
703 dismissed, 26 appealed to the circuit
court, aud "a to the supreme court. Dur
ing the year there were 12,907 criminal
prosecutions, mostly for violations of
the custom and internal revenue laws.
Walked Himself to Death.
John Snyder, the walking wonder" of
Mill Grove, Blackford Couu ty, is dead,
Snyder has been growing weaker steadily
for the past two months, and in Novem-
Der his limbs began to swell, and he could
with difficulty limp about, though all ef-
lOTNo 10 ItNlIhlu MN AtAQClNN nun II an
tic. He within The past week
became so weak that he was
forced to abandon his long tramp of
four years and sit in a chair though he
was unable to control the muscles of his
legs. As a result of his museum engage
ment at Chicago, Cincinnati and else.
where he left a fortune OF $4,000. For
nearly three years previous to his death,
Snyder was i'm PEELED, as he said, by some
mysterious force to walk constantly, and
he took his meals while continuing the
ceaseless tramp. He slept but little, gen
orally in a chair, but the minute he woke
he started walking.
The residents of Oak Clff Heights, the
fashionable suburb of Dallas, Tex, are
considerably stirred up over the recent
purchase by the Texas African normal in
stitute of several fine lots in their vicini-
", on which the institute proposed to
erect negro college. The agent Of the
institute bought the land from company
which, having discovered the object of
the purchase, has seized the purchase
papers and returned the money-nearly
$4,000. The institute will sue to get
possession of the property and papers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

The Keely Motor stockholdet are gilt
tering examples of faith. If the moter
cannot remove mountains, their faith
ought to. The annual effort to induce
Mr.. Keely to diyulge his secret to some
person named by the courts is now I'M
der full head. No one presumes to doubt
that he has q secret, and it really seems a
bit of idle curiosity on the part of the
stockholders to know the nature of the
inventors secret. 1t is source of I'M
speakable annoyance to Mr.. Keely to be
com PEELED once Il year TO oheek his medi-
tations in order to explain why he ia not
yet ready to open his bosom to the world.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
THE DEFEAT OF BONGA.
An African Who Has Given the White Ras
End of Trouble.

The story of Bonga, the famous nj
chief who for over forty years has ds6 \
the Portuguese in their East african n
minions, was briefly told yesterday. 4
the New York Sun. The lates. nssj
papers received from Europe coma
this dispatch from Lisbon, which nd
Gates the close of his remarkable cared
The Portuguese government has /
ceived an official telegram from IOzj
bique announcing that Bonga, the iamoi
pirate of the Zambesi, has been cod
pletely defeated by the Portuguese troop
and that his thirty six villages, all Of thsi
strongly defended by palli;ades, haI
been destroyed.
This man, of when Livingstone vroI
in his first book of explorations, has 1
sisted the advance of the white race
Africa longer and more successfully I'D
any other native chief. He hes been d
avowed enemy of the Portuguese sna
1910, and, though several years da1
sometimes elapsed without hostIities
has only been because the Portug1ti
II eanwhile have let BOnga severely aOni
Many renegade Portuguese, hslibtesdi
and most of the robbers and diSordelI
characters of the Portuguese terrioua
hocked to Bonga's standard, and 4
authority was supreme from the Lamo1
within twenty five miles of the imp1l
ant Portuguese settlement o. Ieie I
mile. southwest to the kingdom OF 4
Mantabelle. One of Bonga's sons'iaIa
was a nearly full blooded Portuguese g
number of these outlawed EuTopeal
have smuggled ammunition FROM Aaal
gascar, and in other ways contributed
Bonga's remarkable success.
Livingstone, fearing treacherG DID %
visit BoDga's stronghold on the Zanos'
but one or two white travellers have PEE
hos pitably entertained there, Some yes
ago the Portuguese attempted to kno,
the defenses of this place to pieces w
cannon, but Bonga's soldiers made nay I,
among the gunners, and compelled
whites TO raise the siege before NE ''
strong stockade had been DESTROYED
The campaign IN which bonga =
been hopelessly defeated Is The io .,
serious attempt that tie Portuguese p !
made to subiugate him. Taelr Iols I
ferred triumph will give them COMP.
mastery over the lower zambs'' aH-
tribes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
WISCONSIN,
MINERAL POINT,

THE negro voter has got an entering
wedge in some Of the parishes in Louis
lana, where the McEnery or state-house
leaders are admitting the blacks to the
primaries. This is unprecedented in the
history of that state, and cuts the ground
from under those northern papers which
have been recently saying that the Louis
lana canvass was reactionary on the race
question. Things are bad enough, but
they are not going backward.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
FROM TENNYsON.
The British Poet Laureate Writes a letter to
Walt Whitman.

lord Tennyson has written letter to
Walt Whitman in which he says; ~
thank yon for your kind thought OF me.
/ value your photograph and much wish |
could see, not only the sun picture, but
also the living original. May you still
live and flourish tor many years. The
coming year should give new life to every
American who has breathed the life of
that soul, which pired the great fouRa
ers q the American constitution, whose
work you are to celebrate. Truly, the
mother country, bordering thus, may feel
that, how muchsoeyer the daughter owes
her, she. the mother, has nevertheless
something TO learn from the daughter.
Especially I wonld note the care taken to
guard the noble constitution from rash
and unwise innovations"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

Little Josef Holman, who is 'y'- ~.
heralded as the young Moza@ Q.
day. has arrived in New York. 9s,.. !
eording to description, is like We. 81
Amadeus in his precocity OF P.sls
ing, but his compositions hafuil
those of his predecessor OF tAv MI IL,
He comes of musical family DIS ~ !,
eff having been a Polish opera 'iIs. ...T.
his father, Casimir Holman lVho- - ~,
with him), conductor, and OF rs i.
family, though born IN CsfcV". nh
first disclosed his exceptions S.'. =.
when four years OF age. ne vi M
nounced a marvel by RubinstelA ~ =. !.
was seven years old; he Is now ~
and made his debut IN the 80 -.
1856 at Berlin, when he won 'ug tsr
admiration by Improvisation On ,sT
given him by Moszkowski. ne h.
with orchestra under Won bnloN 80,
tion, giving Beethoven hf'' ~ IA
without notes. Since then he gl' X.
n sensation all over Europe y" IA.
he most objects to in his puolg3 N.
the way the English women VIZ . ID. .
on kissing him. He has ideas y, \ ts
on many things. At CopenhSss- s..,
knowledged applause by BOWLS ',sss
the audience and then to w w !. .ba
Denmark, and when he was 'olu ~. y -V
bow first to the queen, he reIl.s arr
is that? The audience arg !. 5.
queen is but one he Is sa.S NJ 3
happy and healthful boy, fono = +
but especially of his bicycle sir
York Times reporter describes . a.,-
ing face round and tuil ~ 90 5srE
fresh color, bright, dark e!s7' ss
close cut, nose a little ret'ous. Ia
straight and nuseular I- -sgs b
hand, and as call in all, a pe'''
piouant and pleasing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

Smith, OF Syracuse, N. Y, was instantly
killed, and the fireman, NJ. Ruckles. was
fatally scalded
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

GEORGIA still keeps its lead as the en-
piro state OF tLo south, According 60 the
Enquirer Sun the population of Colum-
bus has Increased 1000 during the year;
two new cotton mills have been com
ploted the city is lighted by electricity
the value of real estate has trebltd; new
rail aud water transportation facilities
have been furnished; and, finally, there
are good hotels. Atlanta, Macon and
Columbus all premise to be centres of a
dense population in the good time com
ing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15
me Power Of Assocll''0'


pass me butter Cha1e. s u. ns,.i
She had been a widow she ZEN, na' . no
again, and they, toe, nav mon.
ington to spend the honey IN. Una
1My name i George 4
and with discrinlnatlns -srIied
u know it, George" she [s
rnust eTcuse me. Twas nis.'1.
same butter E--,a 80
The government q N SS5 Il suY
offers a reward q So 5suo1
who viii make known an1 .e5d or
his own expense any ce,5ry
not prviousiy known u 'ns rsbh-
edsctual determination. q
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-15

Bonn North Carolina and Texas show
a disposition TO ignore the recent deci-
sion of the United States supreme court
making it unconstitutional for a state
TO tar drummers. Both have since then
caused commercial travellers tob he arrest
ed fornot taking out licenses In the
former state a drummer has just eeen re-
leased from Jail on a writ of habeas cor
pus by the United States district court
and the state has appealed from the de.
cision. There is nothing on which to base
the appeal The full bench decision OF the
Tennessee drummor's Tux case was clear
and decisive 1t may have been i'll Judged
but it settled the matter all the same,
1t is a rather late day to be practicing
notification.